The use of physical therapy for patients with pneumonia appears to be highly variable in US hospitals and is impacted by patient age, race, and comorbidities. “There is a limited understanding of the provision of physical therapy (PT) services in...

The use of physical therapy for patients with pneumonia appears to be highly variable in US hospitals and is impacted by patient age, race, and comorbidities. “There is a limited understanding of the provision of physical therapy (PT) services in...
The following is a summary of "Prognostic differences in sepsis caused by gram-negative bacteria and gram-positive bacteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis," published in the November 2023 issue of Critical Care by Tang et al. Researchers conducted a...
The following is a summary of "Inhaled Amikacin to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia," published in the November 2023 issue of Critical Care by Ehrmann et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to determine whether preventive inhaled antibiotics...
Cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury has been shown to impose deleterious effects not only on the heart but also on the brain. Our previous study demonstrated that pretreatment with a mitochondrial fusion promoter (M1) provided central neuroprotective effects...
Klebsiella pneumoniae has been classified into two types, classical K. pneumoniae (cKP) and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKP). cKP isolates are highly diverse and important causes of nosocomial infections; they include globally disseminated antibiotic-resistant...
Lymphopenia is defined as a decrease below normal value (often 1.0 x 10 cells/L) of blood circulating lymphocyte count. In the general population, lymphopenia is associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation secondary to infection, independent of traditional...
The following is a summary of "Prognostic differences in sepsis caused by gram-negative bacteria and gram-positive bacteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis," published in the November 2023 issue of Critical Care by Tang et al. Researchers conducted a...
The following is a summary of "Inhaled Amikacin to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia," published in the November 2023 issue of Critical Care by Ehrmann et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to determine whether preventive inhaled antibiotics...
Cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury has been shown to impose deleterious effects not only on the heart but also on the brain. Our previous study demonstrated that pretreatment with a mitochondrial fusion promoter (M1) provided central neuroprotective effects...
Klebsiella pneumoniae has been classified into two types, classical K. pneumoniae (cKP) and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKP). cKP isolates are highly diverse and important causes of nosocomial infections; they include globally disseminated antibiotic-resistant...
Lymphopenia is defined as a decrease below normal value (often 1.0 x 10 cells/L) of blood circulating lymphocyte count. In the general population, lymphopenia is associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation secondary to infection, independent of traditional...
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